October 31, 2018 9:00 AM to Noon Bring your preschoolers to this not-at-all-scary Halloween event at the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. The youngsters will enjoy games, stories, crafts, costumed characters, and photo opportunities. Tickets for this event are $3 per participant in addition to the regular admission fee or membership....more about Preschool Pumpkin Patch Event

October 29-30, 2018 The NC Aquarium hosts a bewitching event of family-oriented Halloween fun Wednesday and Thursday with an aquatic twist. Children trick-or-treat at booths set up among the galleries and exhibits. The display of carved pumpkins are stunning, visitors of all ages enjoy "spooky" fun and games, and the Halloween hi-jinks...more about Trick or Treat Under the Sea

October 27 and 28, 2018 This is a fun event for kite fliers and spectators alike. On this weekend, the sky fills with kite demonstrations and night kite flying. Most of the action takes place during the hours of 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM, with the Night Fly usually taking place...more about Carolina Kite Fest

October 19-20, 2018 Gather your friends and run for the beach! The Tuna Run 200 begins at Lake Benson Park in Garner, North Carolina, and finishes 200 miles later in Atlantic Beach. Each of the 100 teams made up of four to 12 people will split 36 legs of the scenic run....more about Tuna Run 200

October 6, 2018, You have two choices with the Twin Bridges Race: You either run the 8K or stay on the porch. Because there aren't any hills on the coast, the race directors throw in two high-rise bridges. Slated for the first Saturday in October, the race is the kickoff for Saturday's...more about Twin Bridges 8K Road Race

November 2018 - April 2019 TBA The American Music Festival is a non-profit chamber music series featuring concerts performed from September through April. The series is supported by subscription ticket purchase, grants, donations and donor sponsorships and is managed by a volunteer board of directors. Donations to the fund further promote music...more about American Music Festival

November 11, 2018 The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores is celebrating Veterans Day with free admission for all, no past or present military connections required. The Aquarium will also offer a chance to return the favor with a contribution of non-perishable food items to an on-site food drive for Martha’s...more about Free Admission to the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores

December 2018. Whispered wishes among the fishes bring holiday magic to the Aquarium’s Santa by the Sea on Dec. 19. Participants will purchase event tickets in addition to Aquarium admission fee or membership. Event tickets are sold from 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM on the day of the event on-site only. Tickets...more about Santa by the Sea

December 31, 2018, 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. Join the fun at the Smoke on the Water annual Atlantic Beach Bonfire. Bring your own blanket and chairs and enjoy the live music. This is a free event....more about Atlantic Beach Bonfire

December 2018 The Atlantic Beach Christmas Parade lights up the night with a show of Christmas spirit. The parade, which begins at Dunes Club West, travels on Fort Macon Road to the Atlantic Beach Circle. Bring the whole family to watch the parade of decorated boats, floats, cars, and trucks. After the...more about Atlantic Beach Christmas Parade

December 2, 2017 On the Crystal Coast, Santa arrives by boat. Evening parades of decorated and lighted boats bring him in to kick off the Christmas season celebration on the coast. During the first Saturday in December on both the Morehead City at 5:30 PM and the Beaufort waterfronts at 6:15 PM,...more about Christmas Flotillas

December 31, 2018 Celebrate the new year with friends and family at the annual firing of the big guns. Enjoy live entertainment beginning at 6:00 PM on the grounds of Fort Macon. The cannons will fire at 7:00 PM which is midnight Greenwich Mean Time. This event is sponsored by the Friends...more about New Year's Eve Cannon Blast